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Agoraphobia.

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jinglbellsfrocks Sat 17-Jan-15 21:16:17

go to your doc's. An antidepressant could help you a lot. But no doubt you will shriek in horror at that suggestion. As others on here have done.

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Mishap Sat 17-Jan-15 20:28:02

Falconbird - this must be so trying for you. We all have different anxieties and with all the things that have happened to you recently it is not surprising that a problem like this should arise. The desire to hunker down somewhere that feels safe is a natural one when we are under stress. And we need to feel in control when life has dealt us unexpected blows.

It really might be worth talking to the doc - you could be referred for something like CBT which is aimed at putting you back in control.

You are doing well going shopping and to the cinema, so pat yourself on the back for that. That really is something to build on. This is something you can get over. One way forward might be to confide in your family (you may already have done so) and enlist their aid in gradually expanding your horizons.

I do wish you good luck with this.

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Falconbird Sat 17-Jan-15 20:20:34

I meant to say "wouldn't be there to help me."

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Falconbird Sat 17-Jan-15 20:19:23

After two and a half years of turmoil, bereavememnt, moving house three times and other problems, I have ended up with agoraphobia. I have to go out to do shopping etc., and I'm OK if I am in control of where I go and when I leave. I have been asked to go on trips with various friends but the thought of it fills me with real fear and I haven't gone. I have managed the cinema a few times.

I think this has been discussed on forums in the past but I thought there might be some new thinking on the problem. My main fear is falling ill when I'm out knowing that my DH would be there to help me. We were such a support to each other when we had little ailments and we would jolly each other along. I think it will pass in time but I do got fed up with myself.

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